Golf club



F. J. BLATZ Jan. :1.4, 1933.

GOLF CLUB Filed May 2, 1931 INVENTOR ,F7-Meis Joan wiz WlTlSES dg 'U BY 22 Z ATTORNEYS l Patented Jan. 24,` 1933 immers JOHN BLA'rz, or'l Yorin, 1

GOLF, CLUB n Application yled May 2,

This invention relatesy to golf clubs and has for an object to provide an improved constructionv wherein one handle may be used on a number of clubs, the structure being 5 such that the handle may be quickly applied and removed without the use of tools and with very little effort.

A'further object of the invention is to pro- Vide a golf club with a removable handle with a disengageable rigid connection between the handle and club section, the connection be# ing preferably small with the parts arranged to be substantially rigidly held in place through the action of a spring.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a side view of a complete c lub disclosing an embodiment of the inventlon.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional View through the fastening means, and part of the club and handle shown 1n F 1gure 1. Y

Figure 3 is a sectional view through Figure 2 on line 3-3. Y

Figure 4 is a side view of the fastener structure shown in Figure 2.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a handle provided with a tubular extension 2 coacting with the extension 3 of the club 4. The extension 3 of.

club 4 in this description will be termed the club section, while the remaining part will be termed the handle, the same being connected to the club section by a fastener hereinafter fully described. When the parts are as shown in Figure 1, the entire club is ready When it is desired to remove thev for use. club section and substitute a new one, the handle 1 and `the club section are both grasped and pushed toward each other with the swinging catch 5 on the under s1de. As soon as this takes place, the swinging catch will be moved to a disengaged position and drop down by gravity so that the section may be separated and a new club section substituted. The catch or fastening structure includes the catch member 5 which is pivotally mounted at 6 on the block 7, which block is welded, riveted, or otherwise rigidly secured to the squared tubular extension 8 of the section 2. The catch member 5 is provided with nasi."` @narrar-tegens j p n i H beveled end9 which-is adapted tostrikefthef link wand-.ride thereover whenythe parts are;ybeing forced together, afterl which the hookffportion 11 slips underne'aththe link `10` as shown in Figure'2 whereby thefpartslare properly connected'together.

The link 10 is provided :with downwardly extending projections 12 riveted, welded, 'or

otherwise rigidly securedfto the square hollow portion `14 onsection 3, which squarehollow portion telescopcally `its.` into lthe por` tion 8 so, that the .springl 'may act on the'V c lub end 16 thereof and on pin'lffoncontlnually urging theclub section awaymfrom Y the handle.

When it is desired to remove the club section, the club is preferably held horizontally with the hook member 5 on the underneath. The two parts are then forced toward each other against the action of spring 15 whereupon the catch member 5 will swing downwardly by gravityas shown in Figure 4, and

then the sections may be separated. The handle is then turned over, and either the same club section or another club section is inserted and forced into the position shown in Figure 2. After the link 10 passes` the catch member 5, it will strike the beveled end 9 and raise the catch member, after which the catch member dro-ps downwardly so that the extension 11 will be in line with the space between the link member 10 and portion 14.

The handle is then released and spring 15 will quickly move the parts to the position shown in Figure 2 whereupon the entire club structure is ready for use.v i

I claim: y

n 1. A golf club including a handle and a club section formed independent of the handle, part of said club section telescoping into part of said handle, a spring carried by said handle for urging said club section away from the handle, a pivotally mounted catch pivotally connected with said handle, said catch having a hook portion and a beveled end anda linkfiXedly connected with said club` section and positioned to interlock with said catch when the parts are in operative position, said beveled end acting to guide the catch over said link when the parts are being assembled.

2. A golf yclub including a handleend a club section formed independent of the han- B dle, part of the club section telescoping intoy ly connected with said club section andpolo sitioned to interlock with salid'ca/,tchwhen the Partsv are in Operative p0sitio`, 'said'ho'ok L* "f ff-? having an extension for guiding the hook por. A v v y tion into interlocking relation with the link.

15 and a. club section, said club section having a stem squared atone'end,v said handlehavi'ng a tubular `section normally telescopingiover the. squared cart of said club section, said tubular section being square in cross section,v a 2 spring'carried by said handle section andvacting on the club section for urging the club section Iaway from 4the handle section and a ycatch ystructure :carried respectively by said*- sections, said catch structure including 'a1 25 swinging hook and a fixed link, hook and link. being 0n dide'rent sections and when engagedY actingto prevent said springfrom separating the two sections.

Signedcat Nevs7 lYork city inthe vcounty of 30 New York and State of New York this 30th day of April 1931.

FRANCIS JOHN BLATZ.

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